By turning our hero into a weak-willed, childish, unlikable git, Joe Quesada has successfully humanized him more than ever before. Now a very small minority of fans would say that Spider-Man making a deal with the most evil being in existence for completely selfish reasons is wildly out of character, but they would be wrong. Keep in mind that Peter made this deal not for the betterment of his aunt, but so he wouldn’t feel guilty over her demise. So like the true hero that we all know and love, Peter makes the deal. I mean, it’s not like there’s an obvious agenda here on Marvel’s part, right? Why exactly is the Lord of Darkness’s ultimate evil goal to split up a couple?īecause their love is so pure and holy that taking away their marriage (not their love their marriage) would apparently be an offense to God. Now what exactly would the ruler of Hell want from Spider-Man in return? His soul? His life? His memories, perhaps? Nope, his marriage. In this brilliant book, Peter Parker makes a deal with Mephisto (basically Marvel’s version of Satan) in order to save his Aunt May’s life from a bullet wound his own actions carelessly inflicted. Before I can begin discussing why this story is such a profound masterpiece, I must first address its predecessor from 2007, One More Day.Īs I’m sure most of us are aware, One More Day is a universally-beloved classic that is widely considered to be one of the greatest Spider-Man tales ever told.
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